{I know not whence ye are} (ouk oida pothen este). This
blunt statement cuts the matter short and sweeps away the flimsy
cobwebs. Acquaintance with Christ in the flesh does not open the
door. Jesus quotes  Ps 8:9  as in  Mt 7:23 , there as in the LXX,
here with pantes ergatai adikias, there with hoi ergazomenoi
t(886e) anomian. But apost(8874)e (second aorist active imperative)
here, and there apoch(9372)eite (present active imperative).